Improvement in wheels for vehicles



JOSEPH C. VPIERCE.

jlmprovement in Wheels for Vehicles.

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EMPRGVEMENT IN WHEELS FOR VEHlCLES. 1

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 115,981, dated June 13, 1871.

To all whom it' may concern:

` Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. PIERCE, of

d Bridgeport, in the county of Lawrence and in to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describel Y its construction and operation, referring to.th

annexed drawing, in which- Figure lis a lon gitudinal'section of the hub,

showing the spokes in the same. Fig. 2 is a transverse section, showing all the spokes in their positions; and Fig. 3 is a similar section with the spokes removed.

A represents the hub or boxing, lclosed at its outer end, and provided with a collar, a, by which the outside plate B is held in position. The box A is cut square, as shown in Fig. 3, and the center hole in the plate B has a corresponding square notch, whereby the plate is prevented from turning on the box. 'Ehe inside of this plate B, as well as the opposing side of the inside plate B', is made checkered, so as the better to take hold of and secure the spokes C C. These spokes are made with a dovetail on the inside at the in-4 ner end, and t together in wedge form, mak-- ing a compact circle, as shown in Fig. 2, the connection of which is formed independent of all the other parts by tools made for the purpose, and held secure by keys b b in each joint.

'dependent of the other parts.

so that when tightened by the nut D on thel inner end of the box the spokes will be firmly secured between the plates, and cannot come loose. E represents the axle, provided with a collar, d, which, when the axle is inserted in the box, comes against the inner end thereof, and the wheel is then held on the axle by a connecting-nut, G, screwed onto the extremer end ofthe box A, as shown in Fig. 1.

Although not represented in the drawing, I intend to make oil-holes with screw through the box A, whereby the oiling may be accomplished without removing the wheel from the axle. I intend also to have oil-grooves in thek boxing, by which the friction is lessened, and also serving as an oil-chamber.

Having thus fully described my invention, V l

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the hub or box A, iiattened at its top, and with a collar, a, corrugated or checkered-plates B B', flattened to correspond with the box, spokes C C, axle E with collar d, keys b b, and nuts D Gr, all constructed substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of April, 1871.

' `JOSEPH C. PIERCE.

Witnesses:

DANIEL LEAcn, y LEWIS HUGHEY. 

